'Helpmate' definitions:

Definition of 'helpmate'

From: WordNet
noun
A helpful partner [syn: helpmate, helpmeet]

Definition of 'Helpmate'

From: GCIDE
  • Helpmate \Help"mate`\, n. [A corruption of the "help meet for him" of --Genesis ii. 18.--Fitzedward Hall.] A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife. [1913 Webster]
  • In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates, and are yoked together in order to turn up the land. --Pennant. [1913 Webster]
  • A waiting woman was generally considered as the most suitable helpmate for a parson. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]